Trump's administration has rejected California's request for a major disaster declaration tied to the Creek Fire and five other catastrophic blazes, a rare move considering the breadth and high-profile nature of the disaster
SACRAMENTO — President Donald Trump's administration has rejected California's request for a major disaster declaration tied to the Creek Fire and five other catastrophic blazes, a rare move considering the breadth and high-profile nature of the disaster.
for those blazes from the typical 75 percent to 100 percent. Those lightning-ignited fire complexes in the Bay Area became the third- and fourth-largest blazes in state history.tweeted criticism of the state Trump over the years has repeatedly threatened to withhold aid from California over what he views as its poor forest management. State officials agree that more needs to be done on clearing vegetation that fuels flames, but theyCompared to the August fires, the Trump administration took a different approach with an equally devastating series of blazes from September.
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